Oliver Glasner is set to replace Vitor Pereira as Nottingham Forest manager, talkSPORT understands.Pereira is poised to depart Forest despite the club’s intention to extend his contract earlier this summer.Pereira was only appointed in February, but Glasner looks set to replace himGettyAnd Glasner, who is a free agent after leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season, will fill the void at the City Ground.Glasner’s mooted appointment adds extra spice given Palace were demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League due to UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules, with Forest taking their place.Forest even wrote to UEFA to express their concerns regarding Palace competing in the Europa League, which they had achieved by winning the FA Cup.The Reds even made a cheeky £35m bid for Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta in January when the French star’s future was uncertain, but he ultimately stayed put.Palace subsequently made the most of their demotion as they went on to win the Conference League, which secured them a berth in next season’s Europa League.How Pereira was blindsided by ForestPereira exits Forest having steered the club to Premier League safety and a run to the Europa League semi-finals last term, where they were beaten by English rivals and eventual winners Aston Villa.talkSPORT understands the 57-year-old was left completely blindsided by the move.Pereira had already planned Forest’s pre-season, including a camp in Portugal and friendlies against Blackburn, Vitória Guimarães, Sporting, Leverkusen, Barcelona and Udinese.He had also held a recent meeting with Forest powerbrokers over summer transfer plans and even played a pivotal role in choosing their new goalkeeping coach.However, Pereira had the rug pulled from underneath him on June 30 via an email from the club.Pereira was appointed on an 18-month deal, meaning his contract would expire at the end of the 2026/27 seasonGettyIt is understood there was a clause in Pereira’s contract that allowed parties to terminate the partnership during the month of June, and Forest elected to pull the trigger in the final minutes of the month.Forest take four spins on the managerial merry-go-roundThe 57-year-old finished with a record of eight wins, six draws and six defeats in 20 matches across all competitions.Pereira’s departure, just days before the start of pre-season, now means Forest are onto their fifth different manager since the start of the 2025/26 campaign.Ange Postecoglou replaced Nuno Espirito Santo in September, but the Australian lasted just eight games, failing to win in that short period.Sean Dyche was then brought in at the City Ground just over a month later to help stabilise the squad.However, Dyche was turfed out in February, with Pereira installed three days later after the former’s axing.Dyche was one of four different places in the City Ground dugout last seasonGettyPereira enjoyed a winning start to life as Forest manager with a 3-0 victory at Fenerbahce in the Europa League but had to wait seven matches before he could taste victory again.Forest then went on a sensational run of seven wins in their next nine games across all competitions to move away from the relegation zone.Luckily for Pereira, he may not be out of work for long as talkSPORT understands Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal are interested in his services and are prepared to offer a significant wage.Alex Crook and Troy Deeney react to Pereira’s exitSpeaking on talkSPORT’s White and Jordan, chief football correspondent Alex Crook wasn’t exactly shocked by the news of Pereira’s exit.“Not entirely surprised because when he came in, I always thought it he would be a short-term solution,” Crook said before news of Glasner’s appointment came to light.“I always thought Marco Silva had his name all over that job, he’s obviously now at Benfica. Since Marinakis took over Forest in 2017, nine different permanent managers have come and goneGetty“There were initial conversations about a new contract, he’s been stalling on signing a new contract. I think part of the reason for that is that he’s still being paid by Wolves, and if he was to sign a new contract with Forest, he might actually end up out of packet. “No manager at Forest is going to survive very long under the ownership.”Former Watford striker Troy Deeney added: “I thought Pereira was very lucky to even get the job in the first place. I’ve not really been too sold on him.“He did do a good job, but that team was massively under-performing for what they had available.